Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	distinct_a	person_n	trinity_n	2,621	5	10.4968	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41593	The Catholic representer, or, The papist misrepresented. Second part	Gother, John, d. 1704.	1687 (1687)	Wing G1327; ESTC R30311	98,893	108

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